People v. Reeves

Dunne, J.:—

Defendant Reeves has been indicted on eight different charges, setting up eight different violations of the amended act relating to the practice of pharmacy in the state of Illinois, in force June 27th, 1895. The penalties for said violations, as provided in said act, are not less than $5 and not more than $100.

Defendant has moved to quash each and all of said indictments upon the ground of no jurisdiction in the criminal court.

The contention of counsel for defendant is that the act in question is not comprised in the criminal code, that the violations of the act complained of are…